No surprises on the business side: All of the board nominees, who were unopposed, were re-elected according to the preliminary returns. Former Starbucks CEO Orin Smith trailed the pack with support from holders owning 92% of the votes cast. Iger was favored by 99%. Some 80% supported an advisory resolution endorsing the company’s executive compensation. Just 24% supported a shareholder proposal that Disney opposed that would have barred accelerated vesting of executives’ equity awards if there’s a change in control.

In a Q&A session, a shareholder criticized ABC News for its scant coverage of the IRS when it singled out conservative groups’ tax returns for review. Iger says that he’s proud of the news operation even though “there are times when critics can point to mistakes they’ve made.” Asked about Pirates Of The Caribbean, Iger says that “there’s creative being done” on a fifth sequel but it has not been officially approved for production. He also says it’s “unlikely in the near term” that the animation studios will produce a hand-drawn, 2D feature film.

15 Comments

Frozen like Walt's head • on Mar 18, 2014 10:34 am

Too bad… such a so-so film.

Exciting • on Mar 18, 2014 10:49 am

Disney Animation is on the rise. Pixar is on a decline. Non-Disney animated films couldn’t be stronger at the box office (and also creatively). DreamWorks Animation is also at a creative low-point. What executive/leadership shake-up is Katzenberg going to have to do to bring in some fresher, younger, more interesting blood? Will Pixar stop churning out sequels? Will DreamWorks stop trying to make three films per year? Will Planes 2 earn even more than the first one at the box office (a low budget movie, not a Pixar budget)? These are exciting times, to say the least.

TJ • on Mar 18, 2014 1:00 pm

I agree. Pixar has too many sequels.

WizardHat • on Mar 18, 2014 11:12 am

Too bad his Iger-ness doesn’t want to make a sequel. He and Lasseter said no to a Frozen 2 …. nice one, Bob …

• on Mar 18, 2014 4:59 pm

They can’t seem too soulless.

Brendan • on Mar 18, 2014 11:14 am

And he also announced a SEQUEL TO THE INCREDIBLES! That should be the headline :)

Cuppajoe • on Mar 18, 2014 12:06 pm

Frozen 2 is going to happen eventually. This is Disney we’re talking about. They made a Tron sequel.

• on Mar 18, 2014 5:55 pm

Frozen 2: Eisner’s Revenge

Lauren E. • on Mar 18, 2014 1:31 pm

Cars 3. Eesh. Cue the Fonz and the shark.

It's A Fact • on Mar 18, 2014 1:36 pm

Cars 3? – good god, why?!

As for ‘The Incredibles 2’ honestly, too much time has passed on that one, fans have been asking for years and only now are they doing one. Is Brad Bird doing it? cause if he’s not, then I for one am not interested.

John • on Mar 18, 2014 4:12 pm

Pixar does have too many sequels – but sequels don’t have to stink – get good stories – tell them – The Incredibles was rife with story ideas – it was the best ‘original’ comic book origin story movie in a long time – and Brad Bird should have made a sequel.

But releasing a 3D version of something isn’t the same as a new movie bob

Will • on Mar 20, 2014 12:02 pm

Give me 2D hand drawn animation dangit! Why is there no faith in it?? Sad. Just wait until they remake all the classic Disney animated films into CGI (Beauty & the Beast, Lion King, Little Mermaid) I wouldn’t put it past them -__-

Sean • on Mar 20, 2014 1:46 pm

I’m Starting to flirt with the idea that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will be released in May 2017 or July 2017. But Yet, At the same time I know that it hasn’t officially been announced to be delayed from Summer 2016 to Summer 2017. Also, There’s creative(a script) being done on a fifth sequel, but it has not been officially approved for production ->http://www.deadline.com/2014/03/bob-…al-box-office/ . So, It Doesn’t mean that it has been cancelled or anything that puts it in danger of not happening. It Just means that the Disney execs are just waiting for Jeff Nathanson to finish writing the script, to hopefully approve of it so that Pirates 5 can happen.

Pablo • on Apr 2, 2014 3:29 pm

Well first of all Disney forced Pixar to start making sequels. Pixar never wanted to even start making a sequel, it wanted to make just fresh feature films but Disney saw the populat

Pablo • on Apr 2, 2014 3:31 pm

Popularity of the films and made Pixar make more sequels. But it has worked and i want sequels to Wall-e incredibles frozen and ratatoule